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Building Resilience in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
August 15, 2025 — Twenty years later, restoration and recovery continue in this vulnerable coastal city.
Coasts and Oceans
Rio Grande near Central Avenue
The River is Drying in Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 06, 2025 — Notes from the Rio Grande
Western Water
A Mountain Plover in flight.
Brian Nesvik Brings Decades of Hands-On Experience to Lead the Fish and Wildlife Service
August 05, 2025
News
Looking Ahead: Advancing Habitat and Climate Progress After the Budget Bill
August 01, 2025 — Audubon maintains its unyielding commitment to supporting federal policy that benefits birds, people and the places they call home
Policy & Advocacy
Congress’ Budget Bill Presents Setbacks for Habitat Conservation and Climate, While Preserving Agricultural Funding, Dropping Public Lands Sales
August 01, 2025 — Audubon assesses how the newly passed budget reconciliation bill affects birds and communities
Policy & Advocacy
A Roseate Spoonbill perches in a green, leafy tree.
Louisiana Pulls the Plug on the Nation’s Largest Ecosystem Restoration Project
July 31, 2025 — In a departure from science-driven, nonpartisan coastal protection, Gov. Landry cancelled the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.
Coasts and Oceans
Spectacled Eider swimming in a wetland.
Why Protecting Alaska’s Western Arctic Matters Now More Than Ever
July 31, 2025 — Nearly 20,000 Audubon supporters urged the Department of the Interior to uphold a 2024 rule that protects critical Arctic lands that are not just stunning but essential for biodiversity, climate stability, and cultural survival.
Public Lands
Bartlett Reservoir
Proposed Project Could Boost Water Supplies in Central Arizona
July 29, 2025 — StoryMap explores a dam enlargement proposal within the Verde River Watershed and provides analysis of the potential habitat affected from a larger reservoir footprint.
Western Water
Maier’s Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Farm Recognized as First Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Habitat in Minnesota
July 23, 2025 — Cattle are the key for creating grassland bird habitat at central Minnesota farm
Conservation Ranching
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Ranch Network Earns Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 22, 2025 — Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Lands boast grazing practices that benefit birds
Conservation Ranching